1. (adj)edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight being in a tense state Synonyms: cheeky, rocky, highly strung, jolting, rough, bumpy, nervy, uptight, edgy, high-strung, restive, jittery, jumpy, overstrung, jolty, brash Antonyms: patient, relaxed
2. (adj)restive impatient especially under restriction or delay Synonyms: highly strung, nervy, uptight, edgy, high-strung, jittery, jumpy, overstrung Antonyms: relaxed, patient
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'restive'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. restive Balky, mulish, obstinate, and stubborn are synonyms of restive only in an infrequent if not obsolete use; the supposed sense of "tending to rest," "standing stubbornly still," is scarcely s Synonyms: restive, balky, impatient, rebellious, restless, fidgety, intractable, recalcitrant, skittish, fractious, mulish, refractory, stubborn, fretful, mutinous, resentful, unruly, frisky, obstinate, restiff, vicious Antonyms: docile, manageable, passive, quiet, tractable, gentle, obedient, peaceable, submissive, yielding
Synonyms for restive 
